DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills posted an article in which he discusses the “compete level” evident at the Red Wings’ 2022 training camp, as viewed through the eyes of the coach, forwards Lucas Raymond and Filip Zadina, and goaltender Ville Husso:
If the purpose of the first two days of training camp were to get the Detroit Red Wings back into the groove of practice, day three was focused on dialing it up a notch. The Red Wings ran through special teams drills on Saturday at Centre ICE Arena, marking the final day of preparations before Detroit takes the ice for Sunday’s annual Red & White scrimmage in Traverse City.
As camp continues, first-year NHL head coach Derek Lalonde said he’s impressed with how his players are responding to upticks in intensity.
“We saw how physical things were,” Lalonde said. “That’s by design. We even ramped things up in the first half of practice again today. The guys responded very well.”
Camp performance is important to Lalonde because it helps him determine who deserves a place in Detroit.
“You want the level of guys earning it,” Lalonde said. “You certainly want it to play out that way.”
